Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What do extreme sports, doomscrolling, addiction, Parkinson's disease, and ADHD all have in common? Dopamine. This crucial neurotransmitter helps facilitate pleasure, reward, motivation, memory and movement within the body, but is that always a good thing? Insight explores when the activation of dopamine can lead to pleasure, or pain. This episode is Chasing Dopamine.
00:00 Dopamine Dressing: Can Clothes Change Your Mood?
05:00 What Is Dopamine?
13:34 The Addiction To Pushing Your Limits
18:43 Scrolling Social Media: Why It’s So Addictive
19:21 ADHD and Dopamine: Deficiency or Dysregulation?
22:24 I Had Obsessive Sexual Thoughts After Parkinson’s treatment
32:11 I Secretly Smoked Crystal Meth At Work
41:35 Dopamine Detoxes And Tolerating Boredom
Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight
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Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live.
Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed.
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What do extreme sports, doomscrolling, addiction, Parkinson's disease, and ADHD all have in common? Dopamine. This crucial neurotransmitter helps facilitate pleasure, reward, motivation, memory and movement within the body, but is that always a good thing? Insight explores when the activation of dopamine can lead to pleasure, or pain. This episode is Chasing Dopamine.
00:00 Dopamine Dressing: Can Clothes Change Your Mood?
05:00 What Is Dopamine?
13:34 The Addiction To Pushing Your Limits
18:43 Scrolling Social Media: Why It’s So Addictive
19:21 ADHD and Dopamine: Deficiency or Dysregulation?
22:24 I Had Obsessive Sexual Thoughts After Parkinson’s treatment
32:11 I Secretly Smoked Crystal Meth At Work
41:35 Dopamine Detoxes And Tolerating Boredom
Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/3txZoUN
Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live.
Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed.
Do you want to be part of the discussion and join an Insight record? Insight aims to include a range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives in our studio audience. If you want to be involved, register here: bit.ly/3vQlO7T
Visit our website: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/
Catch up on full episodes: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/insight
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/InsightSBS
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/insightsbs
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